So it's possible that someday, by understanding a little bit more about how the world works, it will come back to help us in some other way that will be surprising

So it's possible that someday, by understanding a little bit more about how the world works, it will come back to help us in some other way that will be surprising

As a scientist, you feel a sense of team spirit for your country but you also have a sense of team spirit for the international community.

Nobody really expects a Nobel Prize call

It's an unusual opportunity, a chance for so many people to share in the excitement and the fun of the fact that we may be on to hints as to what the Universe is made out of. I guess the whole point of a prize like this is to be able to get that out into the community

Probably the single most important thing about the Nobel Prize for most people is whether they get the coveted parking space on campus.

It is a tough choice between ending up in the cold or ending up in a fiery blast.